Ten Feet Tall!

Today would have been my dad's 72nd birthday. 

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

My dad at about age 2

His enlistment photo

With me

Mom and Dad

I spent some time visiting with my dad's family out of state recently and had an opportunity to visit his grave after many, many years. Days like today are hard as I remember my dad and certain childhood memories.

One memory that really stands out for me is when my dad stood up for me when I told him about a bully at the bus stop who always gave me a hard time. He would push me out of line to get on the bus and make me go to the back of the line, and he called me horrible names. I put up with it for a long time out of fear before finally telling my dad about it. 

My dad called the boy's father immediately and got things straightened out. The very next morning, that same bully was the most apologetic and gracious kid I'd ever seen and I never had another problem with him. My daddy was 10 feet tall that day! ♥

Happy Birthday, Daddy! I miss you!

Love, 

Peanut

Birthday Cakes

Just sharing some birthday cake... ;-)

Enjoy!





Birthday Shinies

Celebrated my birthday today! Not telling which one, though, lol.

I was blessed to receive many, many heartfelt greetings from friends and family members this year and thought I'd share a few of the birthday shinies from my big day. Here are some of the wonderful and funny cards I received...

Below are the lovely gifts I received from my mom. The first one is a Wedgwood breast cancer heart. My mom is a 12 year survivor, so this is near and dear to her own heart.



Up next is a lovely breast cancer bracelet.

...and the cute little keychain and flower pin that came on the package...

..and last, but not least from mom, a Paperwhite flower kit for the holidays

My very talented artist/photographer friend, Marsha, blessed me with some wonderful and thoughtful items, as well.

She knows I love lighthouses, so she sent me a picture of a lighthouse from her hometown in Kennewick, WA, and a lovely sunset, and a keychain. So beautiful! I'm afraid my picture of the pictures don't do them justice, but I think you'll get the idea.

Marsha & I both are huge David Garrett fans, so she put her mega sketching skills to work and created this oh-so-cool 2012 calendar for me and several other of our mutual friends who are also fans of his. I love, love, LOVE this calendar! Thank you, Marsha!

*Mwah!*

My super sweet friend, Heather, sent me a movie snack pack consisting of the following:

I, and my sweet tooth thank you profusely, m'dear!

I did also treat myself to a couple of things. I purchased David Garrett's new CD/DVD "Legacy" (which was released on what would have been my dad's birthday on Nov. 4), and my awesome friend Marion sent it over to me from Germany. Thank you for feeding my DG habit! ♥

My second gift to myself was this lovely book by Goddess Leonie Dawson, "73 Lessons Every Goddess Must Know." I adore this woman's writing and her free-spirited soul! You can check out her website here. No, I am not an affiliate. Just a fan of her work. :-)

A big thank you to everyone for making my day so special today! I'll leave you with a fabulous birthday video a friend sent to me.

Happy Birthday!